Jiang Li's sword intent is pure (sword cultivators should avoid having distracting thoughts, and her sword intent naturally counters illusions).
No matter how beautiful or terrifying the illusions it wove, neither of them blinked.
"This is a bit tricky." A hint of panic flashed in the nine-tailed fox's eyes. Abandoning the illusion, it lashed out with all nine tails, each carrying a venomous spike, towards the two of them.
Xiao Chen parried with his spear, while Jiang Li circled around to harass him. The two cooperated perfectly, but neither of them used a killing move—Xiao Chen was deliberately stalling, not wanting to reveal his strength too early.
Their movements were slow, yet they always managed to dodge the fox demon's attacks perfectly. Occasionally, they would retaliate, but only manage to scratch the fox demon's fur, making it seem as if they were "struggling to hold on."
After nearly an hour, seeing that the battles in the other locations had ended, Xiao Chen finally gave Jiang Li a look.
Jiang Li understood immediately, and her rusty iron sword suddenly accelerated, sending a chilling sword aura straight towards the fox demon's right eye; Xiao Chen seized the opportunity, his spear flashing like lightning, instantly piercing the fox demon's most vulnerable abdomen.
"Awooo—!"
The nine-tailed fox let out a shrill scream, its nine tails drooping limply, and it was completely lifeless.
The two finished their attack, looking even more exhausted than when they had fought a Mahayana-level demon beast, which perfectly matched the illusion of a "hard-won victory".
"Senior brother!"
Stone came running over excitedly, carrying half a piece of the golden-haired giant ape's scale armor. He was covered in blood, but his face was beaming with joy.
Xiao Chen frowned as he looked at the bloodstains covering him and asked, "What happened? Are you injured?"
"No, no!"
Stone quickly waved his hand and chuckled.
"It's all that golden ape's blood! Fighting it was so much fun! I beat it to death, and put the rest of its body into my storage bag. That meat would definitely taste delicious roasted!"
Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly and handed him a bottle of healing pills: "If you have any wounds, treat them first. Don't be careless."
Qian Duoduo, Gui You, and Zhao Wu also arrived one after another. They exchanged glances, none of them speaking, but they all saw fear in each other's eyes—this battle had thoroughly revealed each other's strength.
The thirteen cultivators at the Dao Inquiry Realm removed the barrier and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the monster corpses on the ground.
“Let’s go,” said the Rock Ancestor in a deep voice. “Let’s go through this flower bush first.”
Without further delay, the group headed deeper into the woods.
Xiao Chen and his two companions followed in the group, while Shi Tou was still excitedly recounting the fight they had just witnessed.
Jiang Li kept an eye on the surrounding movements, while Xiao Chen gazed at the increasingly intense golden light ahead, his eyes gradually becoming deep.
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